Nick Markakis

The way the Philadelphia Phillies are playing right now, they believe they're going to win every game. Odubel Herrera, Freddy Galvis and Cameron Rupp all homered as the surging Phillies set a season high for scoring in a 12-2 victory over the slumping Atlanta Braves on Saturday night. Ryan Howard had three hits with a double and an RBI for the Phillies, who are a major league-best 12-2 since the All-Star break after setting a club record with 62 losses before it. At 41-64, Philadelphia still has the worst mark in baseball. "It looks to me like everybody feels we're going to score runs," Phillies interim manager Pete Mackanin said. "They look like they feel...

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